Guardians, White Sox, Brewers, Yankees and Giants pens
Apr 27 2025
The plan this week is to look at vulnerable closer roles that have not been covered extensively the past few weeks. But starting with Emmanuel Clase (RHP, CLE) and the Cleveland Guardians is somewhat shocking. The team is doing well--how is it possible that Clase comes into this moment with a 7.84 ERA over his first ten innings of the season? Here is the Guardians pen to date:
| CLE | SV | HD | IP | ERA | xERA | WHIP | K% | K-BB% | HR/9 |
| Clase, Emmanuel | 4 | 0 | 10.1 | 7.84 | 4.54 | 2.23 | 17% | 11% | 0.9 |
| Smith, Cade | 2 | 7 | 13.0 | 1.38 | 3.19 | 1.00 | 30% | 23% | 0.0 |
| Sewald, Paul | 1 | 3 | 10.1 | 6.10 | 3.98 | 1.26 | 31% | 26% | 2.7 |
| Gaddis, Hunter | 0 | 8 | 9.2 | 0.00 | 2.27 | 1.14 | 39% | 28% | 0.0 |
| Herrin, Tim L | 0 | 5 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 2.41 | 0.78 | 36% | 31% | 2.0 |
Clase has been whacked around--a 2.23 WHIP with just a 17% K%. And while it is probably a matter of honing his command, he has never been...
Almost!
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